ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,945, issued on June 30, was assigned to KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY Co. LTD. (Hiroshima, Japan).
"Automatic leveling system" was invented by Nobuhiro Fukuo (Hiroshima, Japan) and Daisuke Noda (Hiroshima, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an automatic leveling system restraining leveling-objects from collapsing. The automatic leveling system includes a work machine that performs leveling motion, an imaging device, and a controller. The imaging device acquires three-dimensional information about the shape and position of at least one of the leveling-objects and a peripheral object. The work machine is provided with a ...